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Victorian Celebrity: Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s Daughter, English Mathematician, and First Computer Programmer

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron and now commonly known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical … Continue reading

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